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The continuing government shutdown may hit hard throughout the country, especially in places where federal workers in affected agencies account for a relatively high share of jobs. As a percentage of all workers, federal employees affected by the shutdown are as common in Montana and Alaska as they are in Maryland.

Where the shutdown could

have the biggest impact

Number of federal employees in agencies

affected by the shutdown per 100,000 workers

250

500

1,000

1,500

NH

WA

VT

MT

ME

ND

MN

1,500

OR

MA

WI

ID

SD

NY

RI

WY

MI

CT

IA

PA

NE

NV

OH

NJ

IN

IL

UT

DE

CO

WV

VA

KS

CA

MO

KY

MD

NC

1,569

TN

OK

AZ

AR

NM

SC

MS

GA

AL

AK

D.C.

LA

TX

1,699

12,653

per 100,000

workers

FL

HI

Note: As of June 2018. Map does not include 240,000 workers for whom location was not reported.

Where the shutdown could have

the biggest impact

Number of federal employees in

agencies affected by the shutdown per 100,000 workers

250

500

1,000

1,500

NH

WA

VT

MT

ME

ND

MN

1,500

OR

MA

WI

ID

SD

NY

RI

WY

MI

CT

IA

PA

NE

NV

NJ

OH

IN

IL

UT

DE

CO

WV

VA

KS

CA

MO

KY

MD:

NC

1,569

TN

OK

AZ

AR

NM

SC

D.C.:

MS

GA

AL

12,653

per 100,000

workers

AK

LA

TX

1,699

FL

HI

Note: As of June 2018. Map does not include 240,000 workers

for whom location was not reported.

Where the shutdown could have

the biggest impact

Number of federal employees in agencies

affected by the shutdown per 100,000 workers

250

500

1,000

1,500

NH

WA

VT

MT

ME

ND

MN

1,500

OR

MA

WI

ID

SD

NY

RI

MI

WY

CT

PA

IA

NE

NJ

NV

OH

IN

IL

DE

UT

WV

CO

CA

VA

MD:

KS

MO

KY

1,569

NC

TN

D.C.:

OK

AR

AZ

SC

NM

12,653

per 100,000

workers

GA

AL

MS

AK

LA

TX

1,699

FL

HI

Note: As of June 2018. Map does not include 240,000 workers for whom

location was not reported.

Where the shutdown could have the biggest impact

Number of federal employees in agencies

affected by the shutdown per 100,000 workers

250

500

1,000

1,500

NH

WA

VT

MT

ME

ND

MN

1,500

OR

MA

WI

ID

SD

NY

RI

MI

WY

CT

PA

IA

NE

NJ

NV

OH

IN

IL

DE

UT

WV

CO

CA

VA

MD

KS

MO

KY

1,569

NC

TN

D.C.

OK

AR

AZ

SC

NM

12,653

per 100,000

workers

GA

AL

MS

AK

LA

TX

1,699

FL

HI

Note: As of June 2018. Map does not include 240,000 workers for whom location was not reported.

While around 75 percent of the government is fully funded, the shuttered federal agencies employ more than 800,000 people who work in all 50 states, according to a Washington Post analysis of data from the federal Office of Personnel Management. The total of their reported salaries tops $1.4 billion per week, a reflection of their economic impact.

The federal workers affected reflect a wide variety of jobs and skills. Half of the affected workers do not have college degrees, while one in five have education beyond a bachelor’s degree. The largest part, 45 percent, are categorized as administrative and hold positions such as air traffic controllers, inspectors, IT managers and criminal investigators. Tens of thousands are blue collar workers, including mechanics, cooks and custodians.

Although they typically earn $85,600 a year, almost 111,000 workers make less than $50,000.

Salaries of affected federal workers vary widely

Nearly 14 percent of federal employees affected by the shutdown make less than $50,000 a year.

The most, more than a quarter million, work in five states (three in the D.C. region and in California and Texas). But as a share of all workers, federal employees affected by the shutdown are as common in Montana and Alaska as they are in Maryland.

Statistics for federal employees affected by the shutdown came from a Post analysis of anonymous data from the Office of Personnel Management and of state job data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Some agencies are partially affected; for example, the Food and Drug Administration is shuttered, while other parts of the Department of Health and Human Services remain open. Work location and salary were not reported in the data for 29 percent of workers, including most employees in the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice.